Acts 18
1 इस के बाद पौलुस अथेने को छोड़कर कुरिन्थुस में आया।
2 और वहां अक्विला नाम एक यहूदी मिला, जिस का जन्म पुन्तुस का था; और अपनी पत्नी प्रिस्किल्ला समेत इतालिया से नया आया था, क्योंकि क्लौदियुस ने सब यहूदियों को रोम से निकल जाने की आज्ञा दी थी, सो वह उन के यहां गया।
3 और उसका और उन का एक ही उद्यम था; इसलिये वह उन के साथ रहा, और वे काम करने लगे, और उन का उद्यम तम्बू बनाने का था।
4 और वह हर एक सब्त के दिन आराधनालय में वाद-विवाद करके यहूदियों और यूनानियों को भी समझाता था॥
5 जब सीलास और तीमुथियुस मकिदुनिया से आए, तो पौलुस वचन सुनाने की धुन में लगकर यहूदियों को गवाही देता था कि यीशु ही मसीह है।
6 परन्तु जब वे विरोध और निन्दा करने लगे, तो उस ने अपने कपड़े झाड़कर उन से कहा; तुम्हारा लोहू तुम्हारी गर्दन पर रहे: मैं निर्दोष हूं: अब से मैं अन्यजातियों के पास जाऊंगा।
7 और वहां से चलकर वह तितुस युस्तुस नाम परमेश्वर के एक भक्त के घर में आया, जिस का घर आराधनालय से लगा हुआ था।
8 तब आराधनालय के सरदार क्रिस्पुस ने अपने सारे घराने समेत प्रभु पर विश्वास किया; और बहुत से कुरिन्थी सुनकर विश्वास लाए और बपतिस्मा लिया।
9 और प्रभु ने रात को दर्शन के द्वारा पौलुस से कहा, मत डर, वरन कहे जा, और चुप मत रह।
10 क्योंकि मैं तेरे साथ हूं: और कोई तुझ पर चढ़ाई करके तेरी हानि न करेगा; क्योंकि इस नगर में मेरे बहुत से लोग हैं।
11 सो वह उन में परमेश्वर का वचन सिखाते हुए डेढ़ वर्ष तक रहा॥
12 जब गल्लियो अखाया देश का हाकिम था तो यहूदी लोग एका करके पौलुस पर चढ़ आए, और उसे न्याय आसन के साम्हने लाकर, कहने लगे।
13 कि यह लोगों को समझाता है, कि परमेश्वर की उपासना ऐसी रीति से करें, जो व्यवस्था के विपरीत है।
14 जब पौलुस बोलने पर था, तो गल्लियो ने यहूदियों से कहा; हे यहूदियो, यदि यह कुछ अन्याय या दुष्टता की बात होती तो उचित था कि मैं तुम्हारी सुनता।
15 परन्तु यदि यह वाद-विवाद शब्दों, और नामों, और तुम्हारे यहां की व्यवस्था के विषय में है, तो तुम ही जानो; क्योंकि मैं इन बातों का न्यायी बनना नहीं चाहता।
16 और उस ने उन्हें न्याय आसन के साम्हने से निकलवा दिया।
17 तब सब लोगों ने अराधनालय के सरदार सोस्थिनेस को पकड़ के न्याय आसन के साम्हने मारा: परन्तु गल्लियो ने इन बातों की कुछ भी चिन्ता न की॥
18 सो पौलुस बहुत दिन तक वहां रहा, फिर भाइयों से विदा होकर किंखि्रया में इसलिये सिर मुण्डाया क्योंकि उस ने मन्नत मानी थी और जहाज पर सूरिया को चल दिया और उसके साथ प्रिस्किल्ला और अक्विला थे।
19 और उस ने इफिसुस में पहुंचकर उन को वहां छोड़ा, और आप ही अराधनालय में जाकर यहूदियों से विवाद करने लगा।
20 जब उन्होंने उस से बिनती की, कि हमारे साथ और कुछ दिन रह, तो उस ने स्वीकार न किया।
21 परन्तु यह कहकर उन से विदा हुआ, कि यदि परमेश्वर चाहे तो मैं तुम्हारे पास फिर आऊंगा।
22 तब इफिसुस से जहाज खोलकर चल दिया, और कैसरिया में उतर कर (यरूशलेम को) गया और कलीसिया को नमस्कार करके अन्ताकिया में आया।
23 फिर कुछ दिन रहकर वहां से चला गया, और एक ओर से गलतिया और फ्रूगिया में सब चेलों को स्थिर करता फिरा॥
24 अपुल्लोस नाम एक यहूदी जिस का जन्म सिकन्दिरया में हुआ था, जो विद्वान पुरूष था और पवित्र शास्त्र को अच्छी तरह से जानता था इफिसुस में आया।
25 उस ने प्रभु के मार्ग की शिक्षा पाई थी, और मन लगाकर यीशु के विषय में ठीक ठीक सुनाता, और सिखाता था, परन्तु वह केवल यूहन्ना के बपतिस्मा की बात जानता था।
26 वह आराधनालय में निडर होकर बोलने लगा, पर प्रिस्किल्ला और अक्विला उस की बातें सुनकर, उसे अपने यहां ले गए और परमेश्वर का मार्ग उस को और भी ठीक ठीक बताया।
27 और जब उस ने निश्चय किया कि पार उतरकर अखाया को जाए तो भाइयों ने उसे ढाढ़स देकर चेलों को लिखा कि वे उस से अच्छी तरह मिलें, और उस ने पहुंच कर वहां उन लोगों की बड़ी सहायता की जिन्हों ने अनुग्रह के कारण विश्वास किया था।
28 क्योंकि वह पवित्र शास्त्र से प्रमाण दे देकर, कि यीशु ही मसीह है; बड़ी प्रबलता से यहूदियों को सब के साम्हने निरूत्तर करता रहा॥
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.